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Nanci Griffith

1953 - 2021

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Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She often appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits, starting in 1985 during season 10. In 1994, Griffith won a Grammy Award for the album Other Voices, Other Rooms. Griffith's career spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country, folk, and what she termed "folkabilly." She won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her 1993 recording, Other Voices, Other Rooms. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Nanci Griffith is the 3,313th most popular singer (down from 2,809th in 2024), the 16,371st most popular biography from United States (down from 14,677th in 2019) and the 889th most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Nanci Griffith ranks 3,310 out of 4,381. Before her are Tijana Bogićević, Mustafa Ceceli, and Linda. After her are Didrik Solli-Tangen, Diam's, Terri Lyne Carrington, Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Yungblud, Maria McKee, Kool G Rap, Samanta Tīna, and Rona Nishliu.

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Among people born in 1953, Nanci Griffith ranks 696. Before her are Dwight Stones, Kevin Beattie, Linda A. Morabito, Hina Jilani, Kath Soucie, and Victoria Wood. After her are Sylvia Steiner, Ricardo Sanchez, Victor Davis Hanson, Geoff Hoon, Darrell Issa, and Salman Khurshid. Among people deceased in 2021, Nanci Griffith ranks 730. Before her are Medina Dixon, Mehrdad Minavand, Fatima Aziz, Žana Lelas, and Luíz Antônio dos Santos. After her are Edwin Edwards, Markis Kido, Todd Akin, Diána Igaly, Abdalelah Haroun, Ted Nash, and Jagjit Kaur.

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Nanci Griffith ranks 889. Before her are Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958), Børns (1992), Rich the Kid (1992), Nipsey Hussle (1985), Cappadonna (1969), and Snatam Kaur (1972). After her are Terri Lyne Carrington (1965), Maria McKee (1964), Kool G Rap (1968), Al Barr (1968), Lloyd Banks (1982), and Marc Cohn (1959).

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